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As much as the venerable Sheikh, Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi, may God have mercy on him, forbade me from listening to music and advised me to solitude and seclusion, the vigor of my youth and my desires prevailed;

I inevitably went against the advice of my mentor and took pleasure in …

A caravan was attacked in the land of Greece, and immeasurable wealth was taken.

The merchants wept and wailed, invoking God and the Prophet as intercessors, but it was of no use.

When the dark-hearted thief is victorious,

What does he care for the caravan’s cries?

Luqman the Wise was …

A king summoned a devout man.

The devout man thought, “I will take a medicine to make me weak, so that the king’s belief in my piety will increase.”

It is said that he took a lethal medicine and died.

The one I saw as all essence like a pistachio …

A barefoot pedestrian joined the caravan to Hejaz from Kufa and accompanied us without any provisions.

He walked gracefully and said:

"Neither am I mounted on a mule, nor am I burdened like a camel

Neither am I a lord of subjects, nor a servant of a king

I have …

One of the righteous saw in a dream a king in paradise and a pious man in hell.

He asked, “What is the reason for the ranks of this one and the degradation of that one? For people believed the opposite.”

A voice replied, “This king is in paradise because …

A king saw a pious man.

He asked, “Do you ever think of me?”

The pious man replied, “Yes, when I forget God.”

Whoever is driven away from Him runs everywhere

But the one He calls does not run to anyone else.

A dervish found himself in need and stole a rug from a friend’s house.

The judge ordered that his hand be cut off.

The owner of the rug interceded, saying, “I have forgiven him.”

The judge replied, “I will not set aside the law for your intercession.”

The owner said, …

I saw a pious man by the seaside who had been wounded by a leopard, and no medicine could heal him.

He had been suffering for a long time, yet he constantly thanked God, the Almighty. They asked him, “Why do you give thanks?” He replied, “I thank God that …

One night in the desert of Mecca, I was so exhausted from sleeplessness that I could no longer walk. I lay down and told the camel driver, “Leave me alone.”

How far can a poor pedestrian go?

The camel is weary from bearing the load

Until the fat body becomes …

In the mosque of Baalbek, I was once delivering a sermon to a group of despondent, lifeless people who had not moved from the world of appearances to the world of meaning.

I saw that my words were not taking effect, and my fire was not igniting the wet wood. …